Direct goods export facilities from Sylhet to be ensured: Momen

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said all the necessary facilities for exporting goods directly from Sylhet would be ensured.

The minister said this while talking to the media during an inspection of the construction work of Export Cargo Complex at Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport in the morning, a press release said.

“The government has taken necessary initiatives to transport passengers as well as goods directly to different countries from the Osmani airport,” he said.

The minister also asked the authorities concerned to complete the construction work on time.

He said after the completion of works at Osmani International Airport, direct flights will be operated from here and people from India’s Northeast will be able to use it as well.

Momen said the government has brought six cargo machines for Dhaka airports but Sylhet’s one is the first one to be installed which is good news.

“Earlier people of Sylhet had to take their cargo goods to Dhaka airport for checking which increased their shipment costs but now they will be able to ship their goods directly from here”, he said.

The foreign minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken the decision of buying some cargo aircraft to operate dedicated cargo flights from Bangladesh.

He said above 100 tonnes of cargo goods can be stationed at the almost completed cargo terminal of the Osmani Airport.